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FC Schalke 04 – 1. FC Köln
Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available
What the model expects
- FC Schalke 04
- 34%
- Draw
- 27%
- 1. FC Köln
- 39%
| FC Schalke 04 | Draw | 1. FC Köln | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair odds | 2.94 | 3.70 | 2.57 |
- Total goals
- 3.26
- Over 2.5 goals
- 65%
- Both teams to score
- 70%
One of these teams has only 4 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.
Model vs market
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Why the model can't separate them
39% 1. FC Köln to win
- Attack
- 7th vs 15th
- 1. FC Köln attack v FC Schalke 04 defence
- Defence
- 9th vs 14th
- 1. FC Köln defence v FC Schalke 04 attack
- Recent xG form
- -0.39 vs -0.78
- xGD per match, last 4
- Projected goals
- 1.58 – 1.68
- FC Schalke 04 v 1. FC Köln
The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 4 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.
How the model arrived here →Team comparison
Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.
| Reading | FC Schalke 04 | 1. FC Köln |
|---|---|---|
| xG / match | 1.32 · 15th from 4 matches | (better) 1.97 · 7th from 4 matches |
| xGA / match | 2.11 · 14th from 4 matches | (better) 1.98 · 10th from 4 matches |
| xGD / match | -0.79 · 14th from 4 matches | (better) -0.01 · 8th from 4 matches |
| xPts / match | 0.92 · 14th from 4 matches | (better) 1.40 · 8th from 4 matches |
| Last 6 xGD / match | -0.78 from 4 matches | (better) -0.39 |
The scorelines behind the model's numbers
No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.
- 1. FC Köln clean sheet
- 18%
- 1. FC Köln 2+ goals
- 52%
- Under 2.5 goals
- 35%
- Both teams to score: no
- 30%
Most likely scorelines
- 1:1
- 12.1%
- 1:2
- 9.7%
- 2:1
- 9.0%
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- the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
- FC Schalke 04 sample
- 4 matches
- 1. FC Köln sample
- 20 matches
- Home xG sample · FC Schalke 04
- 2 matches
- Away xG sample · 1. FC Köln
- 2 matches
- Computed
- Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30
Warnings
- FC Schalke 04 has only 4 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.
Limitations
The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.